Table 1.
Child Participant Demographics and Psychological and Abdominal Pain Characteristics
| A. Demographics | ||
| Demographics | Total Cohort (n=261) | |
| Age, mean (SD) (years old) | 10.4 (2.6) | |
| Gender Female, n (%) | 170 (65.1) | |
| Race/Ethnicity, n (%) | ||
| White, Non-Hispanic | 155 (59.4) | |
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 36 (13.8) | |
| Hispanic | 57 (21.8) | |
| Others | 13 (5.0) | |
| B. Psychological and Abdominal Pain Characteristics | ||
| Psychological and Abdominal Pain Factors | Mean (SD) Range | Z-Score Range |
| BASC-2 Child Self-Report Anxiety Scale T-Score* | 51.5 (11.0) (34 – 80) | −1.60 – 2.60 |
| BASC-2 Child Self-Report Depression Scale T-Score* | 47.8 (8.6) (40 – 86) | −0.91 – 4.45 |
| Child Self-Report Somatization Inventory Total Score | 28.5 (18.4) (0 – 104) | −1.54 – 4.10 |
| Pain Catastrophizing Z-scores** | 0.12 (0.9) (−2.38 – 2.5) | −2.38 – 2.50 |
| IBS Abdominal Pain Intensity and Frequency Composite Score | 48.0 (43.3) (2 – 224) | −1.06 – 4.06 |
Some participants BASC scale T scores were converted to BASC-2 scale T scores
This is based on either the 11-item Child Self-Reported Pain Catastrophizing Scale Z-scores or 8-item select questions from the Pain Response Inventory summed score Z-scores
BASC, Behavioral Assessment System for Children; BASC-2, Behavioral Assessment System for Children, 2nd Edition; IBS, irritable bowel syndrome